'It's the right thing to do.'

摘要

Those are the words President Obama used, a day after Time ran its cover story "Not Legal, Not Leaving," as he urged Congress to pass legislation that would create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the U.S. since childhood. Obama also announced that he was suspending deportation proceedings for undocumented but otherwise law-abiding young adults, a policy shift that will affect many of the people pictured in Jose Antonio Vargas' story, which sparked a national debate about citizenship limbo. "This is like skipping the line and then gloating," John Wong wrote on Facebook, noting that he had to wait three years for his wife to arrive legally in the U.S. But some surprising voices sided with Vargas.